How Important Is Relevance?

Relevance is a common topic of conversation. How important is it to a nonprofit? [...]

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Positive Improvement

What is the positive improvement promised by your mission statement? Does the community want the positive improvement you are promising? [...]

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Tradition Versus Innovation

In our modern times, innovation is king. However, some innovations are a distraction. How do you decide when to adopt something new? [...]

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Significant Transactions

One of the reasons to have a board is to have a group of people who are going to carefully deliberate over important issues. What issues are important enough to require board attention? Let us refer to the important issues as “significant transactions”. [...]

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Growing VS Expanding

Every nonprofit board should focus on growth. Not every organization needs to grow. Do you know the difference? [...]

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Responding to a Crisis

Even the best run organizations experience tough going from time to time. How a nonprofit responds to the tough times determines how it exits the difficulty. [...]

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Formula for Sustainability

If you want your nonprofit to be more sustainable, what are the major areas you should focus on to create a more sustainable organization? [...]

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School Vouchers Vs. Donors

School vouchers look like a great opportunity for parochial schools. Like all great opportunities, there are new risks in search of a solution. [...]

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

The success of every nonprofit is a product of its staff. Managing and nurturing the staff is important to having a successful agency. [...]

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Budgeting Versus Problem Solving

Part of planning for next year is to create a budget. Budgeting is a forward-looking process. [...]

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